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I don’t think that the contradictions between capitalism and socialism can be resolved by war. This is no longer the age of the bow and arrow. It’s the nuclear age, and war can annihilate us all. The only way to achieve solutions seems to be for the different social systems to coexist.

Fidel Castro

U.S. leaders should think that if they are aiding terrorist plans to eliminate Cuban leaders, they themselves will not be safe.
FIDEL CASTRO

Leadership Safety Thinking
We do not deny the possibility of peaceful political transition, but we are still awaiting the first case.
FIDEL CASTRO

Peace Possible Transition
No government can sell its nation on the backs of its people.
FIDEL CASTRO

Government Nation People
Everyone is a poet at 16, but how many are poets at 50? Generally, people seem to get more conservative as they age, but in my case, I seem to have gotten more radical.
FIDEL CASTRO

Age Mindset Myself People Poet
If people call me Christian, not from the standpoint of religion but from the standpoint of social vision, I declare that I am a Christian.
FIDEL CASTRO

Myself People Religion Social Vision
In the Third World, there are 1.3 billion poor people. In other words, one out of every three inhabitants lives in poverty.
FIDEL CASTRO

Anand Thakur
Repetition is a revolutionary virtue.
FIDEL CASTRO

Repeat Revolution Virtue
Forgive me for using the term ‘fat little brother’. It is not a criticism, rather a suggestion that he do some exercises and go on a diet, don’t you think? I’m doing this for the gentleman’s health.
FIDEL CASTRO

Criticism Forgiveness Health Myself
If we had paused to tell the people that we were Marxist-Leninists while we were on Pico Turquino and not yet strong, it is possible that we would never have been able to descend to the plains.
FIDEL CASTRO

People Plain Possible Strong
I am someone who’s been in politics for 43 years and I know what I’m doing and what I should do. Have no doubt that I know how to tell the truth and to do so elegantly.
FIDEL CASTRO

Doubt Elegant Myself Politics Truth
The greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been.
FIDEL CASTRO

Competition Greatness Ignorance
This country is heaven, in the spiritual sense of the word. And I say, we prefer to die in heaven than survive in hell.
FIDEL CASTRO

Country Heaven Hell Sense Spiritual Survive
I would not vote for the mayor. It’s not just because he didn’t invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.
FIDEL CASTRO

Dinner Invitation Myself Vote Way
I have not seen the Himalayas. But I have seen Sheikh Mujib. In personality and in courage, this man is the Himalayas. I have thus had the experience of witnessing the Himalayas.
FIDEL CASTRO

Courage Experience Man Myself Personality See
Quality of life lies in knowledge, in culture. Values are what constitute true quality of life, the supreme quality of life, even above food, shelter and clothing.
FIDEL CASTRO

Clothing Culture Food Knowledge Life
There is talk of the failure of socialism, and where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia, and in Latin America?
FIDEL CASTRO

Failure Socialism Success Talk

I don’t think that the contradictions between capitalism and socialism can be resolved by war. This is no longer the age of the bow and arrow. It’s the nuclear age, and war can annihilate us all. The only way to achieve solutions seems to be for the different social systems to coexist.

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I don’t think that the contradictions between capitalism and socialism can be resolved by war. This is no longer the age of the bow and arrow. It’s the nuclear age, and war can annihilate us all. The only way to achieve solutions seems to be for the different social systems to coexist.

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